Katherine Applegate quotes

I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings. But any story will do. (Katherine Applegate)
When I was a child, going to a circus with wild animal acts was a rite of passage. These days, it's an act of complicit cruelty. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle. View quote
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But hunger, like food, comes in many shapes and colors. View quote
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Memories are precious ... they help tell us who we are. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot. Everyone knows the peels are the best part. View quote
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When I'm drawing a picture, I feel...quiet inside. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Pain is life. Life is pain. View quote
Katherine Applegate
I think that in many ways, just as forgiveness is impossible without love, sometimes love requires forgiveness for it to work, too. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Homework, I have discovered, involves a sharp pencil and thick books and long sighs. View quote
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Especially when you're faced with hard times, you need to remember that life is either tragedy or comedy. For me, that's what the magic is. Life has remarkable, surprising moments that get you through the hard times. (Katherine Applegate)
Yes," he said. "You were strong. You were brave. You were good. You mattered. View quote
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With enough time, you can get used to almost anything. View quote
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My favorite color is rainbow. View quote
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Old age is a powerful disguise. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Growing up gorilla is just like any other kind of growing up. You make mistakes. You play. You learn. You do it all over again. View quote
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Her eyes hold the pale moon in them, the way a still pond holds stars. View quote
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Everything ends eventually. I guess that's what makes summer so intense, this feeling that it lasts for only a a short while and then it's back to reality. View quote
Katherine Applegate
I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are. View quote
Katherine Applegate
At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy. View quote
Katherine Applegate
I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?' (Katherine Applegate)
I was sure I wanted to grow up to be either a veterinarian or a writer. In fact, I worked for a vet during high school, doing everything from cleaning cages to assisting in surgery. View quote
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can. View quote
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I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February. View quote
Katherine Applegate
Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about. View quote
Katherine Applegate

Katherine Applegate

Katherine Applegate - Image
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: July 19, 1956
Quotes count: 47

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